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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Baby Lloyd Stallworth

1941–2002

Lloyd Eugene Stallworth (April 15, 1941 – October 27, 2002), also known as Baby Lloyd, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, choreographer and dancer who was a member of the R&B vocal group The Famous Flames on King Records from…

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Baby lying on bed, Ikenne, Nigeria

1988-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Baby lying on bed".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1576
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Music

Baby Rose

1994–

Jasmine Rose Wilson, known professionally as Baby Rose, is an American singer. As of 2026, she is signed with the record label Secretly Canadian.

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Baby shoes — Series 9: Textiles

circa 1930s

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Gray baby shoes with laces. 5 2/8 x 2 5/8 in.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref772
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Baby sitting on the ground, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland

1973-1975

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Cataloged as “Baby sitting on the ground, a few miles northwest of Luyengo, Swaziland” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2018-003, Item EEPA 2018-003-0492
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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Baby Tate

1996–

Tate Sequoya Farris (born May 13, 1996), known professionally as Baby Tate (formerly known as Yung Baby Tate), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. The daughter of singer Dionne Farris, she released her debut project, ROYGBIV, in…

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Music

Babyface

1959–

Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced 26 number-one R&B hit songs and won 13 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 on NME's…

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ARCHIVE RECORD
Historical photographs & documents

Babyoil All over Me Lyrics

n.d.

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Cataloged as “Babyoil All over Me Lyrics” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2013.149.3_ref149
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Back at You

2020

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An inkjet print self-portrait depicting the photographer, Lola Flash, as the lone figure on a New York City streetscape. Pictured from behind, Flash is handcuffed, standing in the center of the cobblestone street wearing a bright orange prison uniform, a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.57.5
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Historical photographs & visual records

Back Door

1985

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Back door, National Museum at Lamu, Lamu/Zanzibar style.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #018
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Back From Jim Crow Army and Navy on the Home Front

1940s

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A black-and-white group portrait photograph of African American World War II servicemen in uniform posing while making the "V" for victory sign with their hands. An inscription on the verso reads [-Brooklyn WII Vets / Kingsboro Housing Project].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.147
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Back Garden

1985

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Back garden, James DeVere Allen's house, Lamu.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #023
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Back Garden Doorway

1985

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Back garden doorway, James DeVere Allen's house, Lamu, Lamu/Zanzibar style.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1993-012, Item Nooter #022
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Photographs and Still Images

Back in the Days

1981; printed 2021

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This is a color archival pigment print from the negative. The photograph depicts a full-length image of two youths as they pose on a busy sidewalk in Times Square, each in a b-boy stance with arms crossed and one foot slightly forward. The youth on the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.69.3
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Back of a Lorry, Makurdi Road, Oturko, Benue State, Nigeria

1972

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Cataloged as “Back of a Lorry, Makurdi Road, Oturko, Benue State, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-007, Item EEPA 2016-007-1455
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Back of carved Dogon granary door, Mali

1967

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Cataloged as “Back of carved Dogon granary door, Mali” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2013-009, Item EEPA 2013-009-1268
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Back of Consulate, Opobo

ca. 1890s

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Original caption reads "Back of Consulate Opobo.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2000-003, Item EEPA 2000-003-0165
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Back of Dogon dancer wearing black mask

2000-01-29

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Back of Dogon dancer wearing black mask. Original Carousel number, 10, slide number, 131.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2020-001, Item EEPA 2020-001-1267
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Back of Oba, Emobo Ceremony, Nigeria

1981

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Cataloged as “Back of Oba, Emobo Ceremony, Nigeria” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2016-012, Item EEPA 2016-012-1115
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Back piece for Bahamas Junkanoo Revue costume

2015

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The back piece of a man's costume for the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue, a junkanoo troupe in Miami, Florida. The back piece is pear shaped and features an intricate design of paisley shapes, diamonds, triangular shapes, and curved shapes in red, white, yellow,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.140.6
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

"Back to Africa" meeting ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma

1919-1922

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A "Back to Africa" meeting Ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma. The green, cloth-bound ledger has the word "DAYBOOK" at the center of the cover surrounded by decorative scrollwork. Around the outside of the ledger book is a geometric decorative border. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.58.1
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Documents and Manuscripts

"Back to Africa" meeting ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma

1919-1921

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A "Back to Africa" meeting Ledger from Nobletown, Oklahoma. The green, cloth-bound ledger has the word "DAYBOOK" at the center of the cover surrounded by decorative scrollwork. Around the outside of the ledger book is a geometric decorative border. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.58.2
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Back to the Roots

2009

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Cataloged as “Back to the Roots” (Ephemera).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.A2013.149.3, Item 6
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Back view male and female Ibeji figures, Shaki, Nigeria

1970-08

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Original text on slide reads, "Back view male and female Ibeji figures, L- J57. R- J58. Ph. Shaki".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0237
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